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44-531; Senate Class Card List.qxp_44-531 5/19/21 12:26 AM Page 1 United States Senate S. Pub. 117–4 ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS KAMALA D. HARRIS, Vice President PATRICK J. LEAHY, President Pro Tempore SONCERIA ANN BERRY, Secretary of the Senate GARY B. MYRICK, Secretary for the Majority KAREN H. GIBSON, Sergeant at Arms ROBERT M. DUNCAN, Secretary for the Minority TERM TERM NAME RESIDENCE NAME RESIDENCE EXPIRES EXPIRES TAMMY BALDWIN ........................ Madison, WI ............................ Jan. 3, 2025 PATRICK J. L EAHY ...................... Middlesex, VT .......................... Jan. 3, 2023 John Barrasso ......................... Casper, WY ............................. Jan. 3, 2025 Mike Lee .................................. Alpine, UT ............................... Jan. 3, 2023 MICHAEL F. B ENNET .................... Denver, CO .............................. Jan. 3, 2023 BEN RAY LUJÁN ......................... Santa Fe, NM .......................... Jan. 3, 2027 Marsha Blackburn ................... Brentwood, TN ........................ Jan. 3, 2025 Cynthia M. Lummis ................. Cheyenne, WY ........................ Jan. 3, 2027 RICHARD BLUMENTHAL ................ Greenwich, CT ........................ Jan. 3, 2023 JOE MANCHIN III ........................ Charleston, WV ....................... Jan. 3, 2025 Roy Blun t................................ Springfield, MO ....................... Jan. 3, 2023 EDWARD J. M ARKEY ................... Malden, MA ............................. Jan. 3, 2027 CORY A. B OOKER ....................... Newark, NJ ............................. Jan. 3, 2027 Roger Marshall ........................ Great Bend, KS ....................... Jan. 3, 2027 John Boozman ........................ Rogers, AR .............................. Jan. 3, 2023 Mitch McConnell ..................... Louisville, KY .......................... Jan. 3, 2027 Mike Braun .............................. Jasper, IN ................................ Jan. 3, 2025 ROBERT MENENDE Z .................... Englewood Cliffs, NJ .............. Jan. 3, 2025 SHERROD BROWN ....................... Cleveland, OH ......................... Jan. 3, 2025 JEFF MERKLEY ........................... Portland, OR ........................... Jan. 3, 2027 Richard Burr ............................ Winston-Salem, NC ................ Jan. 3, 2023 Jerry Moran ............................. Manhattan, KS ........................ Jan. 3, 2023 MARIA CANTWELL ....................... Edmonds, WA ......................... Jan. 3, 2025 Lisa Murkowsk i ....................... Girdwood, AK .......................... Jan. 3, 2023 Shelley Moore Capito ............. Charleston, WV ....................... Jan. 3, 2027 CHRISTOPHER MURPHY ............... Hartford, CT ............................ Jan. 3, 2025 BENJAMIN L. C ARDIN .................. Baltimore, MD ......................... Jan. 3, 2025 PATTY MURRAY .......................... Freeland, WA ........................... Jan. 3, 2023 THOMAS R. C ARPER ................... Wilmington, DE ....................... Jan. 3, 2025 JON OSSOFF .............................. Atlanta, GA .............................. Jan. 3, 2027 ROBERT P. C ASEY , J R................. Scranton, PA ........................... Jan. 3, 2025 ALEX PADILLA 2........................... Porter Ranch, CA .................... Jan. 3, 2023 Bill Cassidy .............................. Baton Rouge, LA .................... Jan. 3, 2027 Rand Paul ................................ Bowling Green, KY .................. Jan. 3, 2023 Susan M. Collins ..................... Bangor, ME ............................. Jan. 3, 2027 GARY C. P ETERS ....................... Bloomfield Hills, MI ................. Jan. 3, 2027 CHRISTOPHER A. C OONS ............. Wilmington, DE ....................... Jan. 3, 2027 Rob Portman ........................... Terrace Park, OH ..................... Jan. 3, 2023 John Cornyn ........................... San Antonio, TX ...................... Jan. 3, 2027 JACK REED ................................ Jamestown, RI ........................ Jan. 3, 2027 CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO ......... Las Vegas, NV ......................... Jan. 3, 2023 James E. Risch ....................... Boise, ID ................................. Jan. 3, 2027 Tom Cotton ............................. Little Rock, AR ........................ Jan. 3, 2027 Mitt Romney ............................ Holladay, UT ............................ Jan. 3, 2025 Kevin Cramer .......................... Bismarck, ND .......................... Jan. 3, 2025 JACKY ROSEN ............................ Henderson, NV ........................ Jan. 3, 2025 Mike Crapo .............................. Idaho Falls, ID ......................... Jan. 3, 2023 Mike Rounds ........................... Fort Pierre, SD ........................ Jan. 3, 2027 Ted Cruz .................................. Houston, TX ............................ Jan. 3, 2025 Marco Rubio ........................... Miami, FL ................................ Jan. 3, 2023 Steve Daines ........................... Bozeman, MT .......................... Jan. 3, 2027 BERNARD SANDERS *................... Burlington, VT .......................... Jan. 3, 2025 TAMMY DUCKWORTH ................... Hoffman Estates, IL ................ Jan. 3, 2023 Ben Sasse ............................... Fremont, NE ............................ Jan. 3, 2027 RICHARD J. D URBIN .................... Springfield, IL .......................... Jan. 3, 2027 BRIAN SCHATZ ........................... Honolulu, HI ............................ Jan. 3, 2023 Joni Ernst ................................ Red Oak, IA ............................. Jan. 3, 2027 CHARLES E. S CHUMER ................ Brooklyn, NY ........................... Jan. 3, 2023 DIANNE FEINSTEIN ....................... San Francisco, CA .................. Jan. 3, 2025 Rick Scott ............................... Naples, FL ............................... Jan. 3, 2025 Deb Fischer ............................. Lincoln, NE .............................. Jan. 3, 2025 Tim Scott ................................ Hanahan, SC ........................... Jan. 3, 2023 KIRSTEN E. G ILLIBRAND .............. Brunswick, NY ........................ Jan. 3, 2025 JEANNE SHAHEEN ....................... Madbury, NH ........................... Jan. 3, 2027 Lindsey Graham ...................... Seneca, SC ............................. Jan. 3, 2027 Richard C. Shelby ................... Tuscaloosa, AL ........................ Jan. 3, 2023 Chuck Grassley ....................... New Hartford, IA ..................... Jan. 3, 2023 KYRSTEN SINEMA ....................... Phoenix, AZ ............................ Jan. 3, 2025 Bill Hagerty ............................. Nashville, TN ........................... Jan. 3, 2027 TINA SMITH ................................ Minneapolis, MN ..................... Jan. 3, 2027 MARGARET WOOD HASSAN .......... Newfields, NH ......................... Jan. 3, 2023 DEBBIE STABENOW ..................... Lansing, MI ............................. Jan. 3, 2025 Josh Hawley ............................ Springfield, MO ....................... Jan. 3, 2025 Dan Sullivan ............................ Anchorage, AK ........................ Jan. 3, 2027 MARTIN HEINRICH ....................... Albuquerque, NM .................... Jan. 3, 2025 JON TESTER ............................... Big Sandy, MT ........................ Jan. 3, 2025 JOHN W. H ICKENLOOPER ............. Denver, CO .............................. Jan. 3, 2027 John Thune .............................. Sioux Falls, SD ........................ Jan. 3, 2023 MAZIE K. H IRONO ...................... Honolulu, HI ............................ Jan. 3, 2025 Thom Tillis ............................... Huntersville, NC ...................... Jan. 3, 2027 John Hoeven ........................... Bismarck, ND .......................... Jan. 3, 2023 Patrick J. Toomey .................... Zionsville, PA ........................... Jan. 3, 2023 Cindy Hyde-Smith ................... Brookhaven, MS ..................... Jan. 3, 2027 Tommy Tuberville ..................... Auburn, AL .............................. Jan. 3, 2027 James M. Inhofe ..................... Tulsa, OK ................................. Jan. 3, 2027 CHRIS VAN HOLLEN .................... Kensington, MD ...................... Jan. 3, 2023 Ron Johnson ........................... Oshkosh, WI ............................ Jan. 3, 2023 MARK R. W ARNER ...................... Alexandria, VA ......................... Jan. 3, 2027 TIM KAINE ................................. Richmond, VA .......................... Jan. 3, 2025 RAPHAEL G. W ARNOCK 1............. Atlanta, GA .............................. Jan. 3, 2023 MARK KELLY 1............................. Tucson, AZ .............................. Jan. 3, 2023 ELIZABETH WARREN .................... Cambridge, MA ....................... Jan. 3, 2025 John Kennedy ......................... Madisonville, LA ...................... Jan. 3, 2023 SHELDON WHITEHOUSE ............... Newport, RI ............................. Jan. 3, 2025 ANGUS S. K ING , J R.* ................. Brunswick, ME ........................ Jan. 3, 2025 Roger F. Wicker ....................... Tupelo, MS .............................. Jan. 3, 2025 AMY KLOBUCHAR ....................... Minneapolis, MN ..................... Jan. 3, 2025 RON WYDEN .............................. Portland, OR ........................... Jan. 3, 2023 James Lankford ....................... Edmond, OK ..........................
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